TY - JOUR
T1 - 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
T2 - A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
AU - Palaniappan, Latha P.
AU - Allen, Norrina B.
AU - Almarzooq, Zaid I.
AU - Anderson, Cheryl A.M.
AU - Arora, Pankaj
AU - Avery, Christy L.
AU - Baker-Smith, Carissa M.
AU - Bansal, Nisha
AU - Currie, Maria E.
AU - Earlie, Rebecca S.
AU - Fan, Wenjun
AU - Fetterman, Jessica L.
AU - Barone Gibbs, Bethany
AU - Heard, Debra G.
AU - Hiremath, Swapnil
AU - Hong, Haoyun
AU - Hyacinth, Hyacinth I.
AU - Ibeh, Chinwe
AU - Jiang, Tian
AU - Johansen, Michelle C.
AU - Kazi, Dhruv S.
AU - Ko, Darae
AU - Kwan, Tak W.
AU - Leppert, Michelle H.
AU - Li, Yilun
AU - Magnani, Jared W.
AU - Martin, Karlyn A.
AU - Martin, Seth S.
AU - Michos, Erin D.
AU - Mussolino, Michael E.
AU - Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi
AU - Parikh, Nisha I.
AU - Perez, Marco V.
AU - Perman, Sarah M.
AU - Sarraju, Ashish
AU - Shah, Nilay S.
AU - Springer, Mellanie V.
AU - St-Onge, Marie Pierre
AU - Thacker, Evan L.
AU - Tierney, Seda
AU - Urbut, Sarah M.
AU - Van Spall, Harriette G.C.
AU - Voeks, Jenifer H.
AU - Whelton, Seamus P.
AU - Wong, Sally S.
AU - Zhao, Juan
AU - Khan, Sadiya S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 American Heart Association, Inc.
PY - 2026/1
Y1 - 2026/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: – The American Heart Association annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and obesity) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose control, and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update presents the latest data on a range of major clinical heart and circulatory disease conditions (including stroke, brain health, complications of pregnancy, kidney disease, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, sudden cardiac arrest, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, valvular disease, venous thromboembolism, and peripheral artery disease) and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs). METHODS: – The American Heart Association, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistics Update with review of published literature through the year before writing. The 2026 Statistics Update is the product of a full year’s worth of effort in 2025 by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and American Heart Association staff members. This year’s edition includes a new chapter on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, as well as an expanded chapter on tobacco and nicotine use and exposure. RESULTS: – Each of the chapters in the Statistics Update focuses on a different topic related to heart disease and stroke statistics. CONCLUSIONS: – The Statistics Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policymakers, media professionals, clinicians, health care administrators, researchers, health advocates, and others seeking the best available data on these factors and conditions.
AB - BACKGROUND: – The American Heart Association annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and obesity) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose control, and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update presents the latest data on a range of major clinical heart and circulatory disease conditions (including stroke, brain health, complications of pregnancy, kidney disease, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, sudden cardiac arrest, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, valvular disease, venous thromboembolism, and peripheral artery disease) and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs). METHODS: – The American Heart Association, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistics Update with review of published literature through the year before writing. The 2026 Statistics Update is the product of a full year’s worth of effort in 2025 by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and American Heart Association staff members. This year’s edition includes a new chapter on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, as well as an expanded chapter on tobacco and nicotine use and exposure. RESULTS: – Each of the chapters in the Statistics Update focuses on a different topic related to heart disease and stroke statistics. CONCLUSIONS: – The Statistics Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policymakers, media professionals, clinicians, health care administrators, researchers, health advocates, and others seeking the best available data on these factors and conditions.
KW - AHA Scientific Statements
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - epidemiology
KW - risk factors
KW - statistics
KW - stroke
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105030122305
U2 - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001412
DO - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001412
M3 - Review article
C2 - 41562125
AN - SCOPUS:105030122305
SN - 0009-7322
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
ER -